When they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave a large amount of silver to the soldiers,
Parallel translations
- KJV And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,
- BSB And after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money
- NKJV When they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,
- NASB And when they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,
- NLT A meeting with the elders was called, and they decided to give the soldiers a large bribe.
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- Matt 27:62–64Now on the next day, which was the day after the Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together to Pilate,
- Matt 27:1–2Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
- Matt 26:3–4Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.
- Acts 4:5–22In the morning, their rulers, elders, and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem.
- Acts 5:33–34But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and were determined to kill them.
- Ps 2:1–7Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?
- John 12:10–11But the chief priests conspired to put Lazarus to death also,
- John 11:47The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, “What are we doing? For this man does many signs.
- Acts 5:40They agreed with him. Summoning the apostles, they beat them and commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
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